How did it get to be October again? Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are right around the corner. Here's your chance to kick your holiday shopping off right. Come to our November meeting to hear from, meet, and mingle with 18 chapter authors who've had something new published this year in the mystery field. Booksellers from Mystery Loves Company will be there to sell books. So come on down and support your chapter authors at our annual holiday season kick-off event!

Which authors will be there? Donna Andrews, Maya Corrigan, Maddi Davidson, Christina Freeburn, Barb Goffman, Mary Ellen Hughes, Peggy Jaegly, Jacqui Lane, Clyde Linsley, Linda Lombardi, Debbi Mack, Eileen McIntire, Kathryn O'Sullivan, Sandra Parshall, KM Rockwood, Harriette Sackler, Cathy Wiley, and Rebecca York.

The meeting is FREE and open to the public, but PLEASE RSVP so we can provide a proper headcount to the library so they can set out enough chairs. (Of course, if you decide at the last minute to attend, we'd still love to see you.) Please RSVP by email to barbgoffman [[at]] yahoo [[dot]] com no later than Thursday, October 30^st.

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Snacks, water, and soft drinks will be provided. Below are some sandwich shops and restaurants within a couple miles of the library, where you can stop for lunch before the meeting begins.

Bon Fresco Sandwich Bakery: 6945 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. 410-290-3434
Jason's Deli: 8874 McGaw Rd, Columbia. 410-309-5980
Royal Taj (sit-down Indian): 8874 McGaw Rd, Columbia. 410-381-1111
Bertucci's Italian Restaurant (sit-down Italian): 9081 Snowden River Pkwy, Columbia. 410-312-4800
Hunan Manor Restaurant (sit-down Chinese): 7091 Deepage Drive, Columbia. 410-381-1134

DIRECTIONS TO THE LIBRARY (which has plenty of parking):

From the DC or Annapolis areas: Take I-95 North. Take Exit 38B onto Route 32 West (toward Columbia). Drive two miles. Turn right onto Broken Land Parkway North. Drive one mile. Turn right onto Cradlerock Way. (IMPORTANT: Cradlerock Way is a big loop. To save time, pass the first entrance onto Cradlerock and take the second entrance (at the next intersection.)) Library is soon on your right.

From Baltimore and points north: Take I-95 South. Take Exit 38B. Follow directions above.

Can't attend? You'll have another chance to hear from chapter authors published this year at our December 6^th meeting at the Reston Library in Reston, VA. Fourteen of the authors attending the November meeting will speak at the December meeting, as will nine other chapter authors. You'll have two bites at the holiday shopping apple!

NEXT MEETING:          December 6, 2014  -  Reston Library, Reston, VA

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